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A man looks out from a boundary wall with an image of a Hindu deity in the compound of Puttingal Devi temple where a fire broke out on Sunday, in Kollam in the southern state of Kerala, India, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Sivaram V
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Chinese traditional dance teams perform during the inauguration ceremony of the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) project on January 20, 2016 in Riyadh. (Xinhua/AFP)
Saudi Arabia Overtakes Russia as China’s Top Crude Supplier
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, overtook Russia in June, recovering its position as China’s top crude supplier in June, after trailing behind Russia in the previous three months, customs data showed on Thursday. Data from the Chinese...Caption:
A Turkish special force police officer patrols the site as the Turkish President attends the funeral of a victim of the coup attempt in Istanbul on July 17, 2016. AFP
Turkey: Failed National Renegades, yet with a Coup-Like Upshot
As the number of detainees and discharged personnel at Turkey’s security institutions, both police and army- also in sectors of jurisdiction and education- increase amidst a recently announced three-month state of emergency, all mixed with Turkish-European tensions,...Caption:
The Russian and Olympics flags. Reuters
Russia Slams CAS Doping Appeal Rejection
Russia on Thursday lashed out at a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject an appeal against a ban for doping that will see the track and field team miss the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “In my view, this is a subjective and somewhat...Caption:
Relatives of victims who were killed in Monday’s bomb attack in Suruc mourn over the coffins at a cemetery in Gaziantep, Turkey, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer